Washbench.



H. BUDD. WASHBENCHQ APPLICATION FILED NOV. 26,-1915.

Patented Feb. 13, 1917.

' 11v MENTOR Ha/vyfil/dof HARRY BUDD, OF INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS.

WASHIBENCH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. is; 1917.

- Application filed November 26, 1915. SerialNo. eaeioj To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY BUDD, a citizen of the United States, residingat Independence, in the county of Montgomery and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Wa-shbenches; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to makev and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters "and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification. v My inventionrelates to wash benches and more particularly to a bench of thatcharacter comprising a central standard, and bench members which areadjustably mounted on the standard and adapted for supporting tubs orreceptacles at opposite sidesof the standard, the principal object ofthe present invention being to provide an improved mounting for thebench members which will facilitate their application to and removal 5from the center standard, and whereby the entire bench may bestabilized.

In accomplishing this objectI have provided improved details ofstructure, the preferred forms of which are illustrated in'theaccompanying drawings, wherein: I

Figure I is a perspective view of a wash bench constructed according to-my invention.

Fig. II is a central vertical section of the 5 same, showing one of thebench members in functional position and the other member in shipping orstowing position.

Fig. III is a detail perspective view of a preferred form of latch forthe bench leg.

Referring more in detail to the drawln s.

I designates a standard comprising the side posts 2-3, having enlargedbase ends 4-4 for providing a substantial footing for I the standard,and having a wringer of any suitable type at its upper end. Fixed to thecenter posts 23 is a frame for supporting the inner ends of the benchmembers, preferably comprising a single metal strip 5,

I having end yokes 6 fitting over the outer faces of the post, andoutwardly projecting rails 7 that extend between the posts and arespaced therefrom to form a support and fulcrum for the bench rail, aspresently described, and carried by and extending between the posts,below the rails 7, is a rod 9 which serves to brace the post and as ananchor for the bench rails.

The bench members are not permanently connected with the centerstandard, but are ac adapted for cooperation therewith and eachcomprises a platform member and a leg member that is hingedly connectedwith the platform, the platform comprising the side rails 11 that areconnected and spaced by 85 the rungs l2, and the leg memberscomprisingthe individual legs 13, which are connected with the platformrails 11 by hinges 14 and are beveled at their upperends so they mayengage the under hinges of the bench rails and support the latter at theouter ends, the beveled engaging faces of the legs permitting the latterto incline outwardly andthereby brace the benches to preventtheircollapsing under the weight that '75 is placed on the platforms. I

The individual leg members 13 are spaced by rungs 15 and are held infunctional position by latches 16 that are pivotally mounted on bolts orthelike 16 on'the platform rails 30 and have socketed ends 17 adapted toseat on the upper leg rungs15 to hold the leg members extended andprevent collapse of the benches, the said latches comprising locks 18 ofany suitable.- construction for holding the latches in functionalposition. Fixed on the inner end of each of the platform rails 11 is ametal head 20, having a downwardly angling arm 21 that is adapted forlying along the inner face of an adjacent standard 99 post 2, and havingan upwardly :facing hook 23 at its free end that is adapted forprojection beneath the anchor rod 9 and for engagement with said rodfrom beneath, the angle of the arm being such that when the bench. isopened-and its outer end supported by the leg member, the inner end ofthe bench rail will seat on the standard rail and the hook will engagethe anchor rod, to prevent the bench from displacement from thestandard, and so that the rail 7 acts as a fulcrum to hold the hooks tothe anchor rod when weight is placed on the bench.

While I have stated that the bench comprises the separate individualbench members, which are located on opposite sides of the standard, itis apparent thatthe bench members'are entirely independent of each otherso that one may be used without the other.

Assuming the parts to be constructed and assembled as described, whenthe bench is not in use the legs of the individual bench members arefolded against their platforms and the platform rails projected betweenthe fulcrum rails 7 and the edges of the standard post, so that the saidbenches are nested in parallel relation to the standard in order thatthe entire device may occupy but a limited space.

When the bench is to be used, either or both of the individual benchmembers may be removed from the storage position, the leg parts unfoldedand the hook ends of the platform rails projected beneath the anchor rod9, so thatwhen the platform is lowered the inner ends of the rails willrest on the fulcrum rail 7 and be supported thereby while the outer endsof the rails are supported from the leg member. With the parts soarranged a tub or the like may be placed on and supported by theplatforms the outer ends of which are supported respectively from theleg members 13 and on the adjacent fulcrum rails 7, it being apparentthat while the fulcrum rail and the leg members carry the entire weightof the platform, the bench is held against longitudinal or verticaldisplacement of its inner end by the connection between the hooks 20 andthe anchor rod on the standard.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, anddesire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

1. The combination with spaced standard members, of a bench supportcarried by said members, a bench having a platform portion adapted torest on the support on said standard members, and anchoring meanscarried by the standard members, for engaging the inner end of the benchto retain the bench on the support.

2. The combination with spaced standard members, of a fulcrum railcarried by the standard members, a wash bench comprising a body portion,having inner ends adapted for seating on the fulcrum rail, and forprojecting between the standard members, and means 011 the standardmembers for engagement by the inner ends of said body portion to supportthe said body portion on the fulcrum rail.

3. The combination with a standard, having a fulcrum rail spacedtherefrom, of a rod carried by the standard, and a bench comprisingplatform rails adapted for support on the fulcrum rail at their innerends and having hooks for engaging said rod.

4. The combination with a standard, having a rail spaced from the sidethereof, and having a rod inset from said rail, of a bench comprisingside rails adapted for support at their inner ends on the standard rail,and arm members on said bench having upwardly facing hooks adapted fortaking under said rod.

5. The combination with a standard comprising spaced posts, of a fulcrumrail mounted on the post and spaced from the side edges thereof, a rodconnecting the post below the upper edge of said rail, a benchcomprising a platform member, having side rails, and having a leg memberpivotally connected with the outer ends of said side rails, and arms onthe inner ends of said side rails, adapted for projection between theposts, and having upwardly facing hooks at their ends, adapted forengaging said rod from beneath.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY BUDl).

Witnesses: A. W. SHULTHIS,

ERNEST SEWELL.

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